They'll try to apply the rules of the day to the game, where you can't touch your board with your hands, or you can't step off your board, etc and I want nothing to do with it. It's like a game from a different planet or something and it's hard for me to relate to anybody who would think of skateboarding in such a narrow way.

I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings.

They told me I'd have to be there for the entire shooting of the movie which was two and a half months and again, I was surprised. Most movies I'd worked on before took only a day or so, so I realized this was a pretty big deal. I got to the set and was involved in a very integral way, which was a fun experience to be a part of.

I strive to do my best every single time and I think that's something the skate community knows about me and appreciates.

I'm not going to beat somebody up for talking smack to me, especially another skater.

I don't talk down to kids. Usually someone my age who's talking to a ten or twelve year old is yelling at them.

When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding.